Brassiere.



W. KOPS.

BRASSIERE.

APPLICATION FILED ocr. II. 1917.

Patented 35H. 8,1918

ma ma I may also employ shoulder straps indi cated at3l each of whichmay be suitably connected at one end to the upper portion of thecontinuous front member 10 and at the other end to one of the backmembers. Also as indicated in the drawing the back mem-. bers 11 and 12may be provided with additional reinforcing straps 32 and the continuousfront member may be made in several parts which are suitably joinedalong the lines of stitching indicated at 33.

In the use of this garment, as no doubt will be understood, theadjustable lacing devices are loosened, the garment placed on the body,and the adjacent edges of the back members connected by the hooks andeyes as shown, or other similar means provided for this purpose. Thetapes 26 and 30 are then drawn from the outer ends to adjust thecontinuous front member to position relative to the back members so asto properly and adequately support the busts of the wearer and the tapesthan tied or otherwise secured relatively to one another to maintain theparts of the garment in their adjusted positions.

I claim as my invention:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a brassiere comprising a frontmember, back members, and devices for adjustably connecting the frontmember to the back members at the axillary line of the garment, whichdevices extend to and through the lower front central portion of thefrontmember where they are adapted to be connected to one another.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a brassiere comprising a frontmember, back members, means for connecting the adjacent edges of theback members to one another, and lacing devices for adjustablyconnecting thefront member to the-back members at the axillary lines ofthe garment, which lacing devices extend to the lower central portion ofthe front member where they are adapted to be connected to one another.

As a new article of mannfactlu'e, a

.biiassiere comprising a continuous front member extending from oneaxillary line to the other, back members, and lacing de- "vices foradjustably connecting the front member to the back members at theadjacent edges thereof, which lacing devices extend to the lower centralportion of the front member where they are adapted to be con-- nected toone another. I

at. As a new article of manufacture, a brassiere comprising a continuousfront member extending from one axillary line to the other, backmembers, means for connecting the adjacent edges of the back members toone another, and lacing devices for adjustably connecting the frontmember to the back members at the adjacent edges thereof, which lacingdevices extend to the lower central portion of the front member wherethey are adapted to be connected to one another.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a

member extending from one axillary line'to the other and shapedto'conform withthe configuration of the wearer, back members,

means for connecting the adjacent edges of the back members to oneanother, and lacing devices each consisting of a series of lacesextending through eyelets provided therefor in the forward edge of abackmember and also through corresponding eyelets provided therefor in theadjacent edge of the front member, the said laces extending forwardly tothe lower central portion of the froht member where they are adapted tobe connected to one another.

6. .As a new article of manufacture, a brassiere comprising a continuousfront member extending from one axillary line to the other and shaped toconform with the configuration of the wearer, back members, means forconnecting the adjacent edges of the back members to one another, lacingdevices each consisting of a series of laces ex- 7 anember, and a tapesecured to each series of laces the said ta )es extendin forwardly andpassing: through slots provided therefor 1n the lower central portion ofthe front member where the tapes are adapted to be connected to securethe parts in position on the body of the wearer. j

Signed by me this 8th day of October WALDEMAR KOPS,

